Research Bibliography

​​​​​​​Bibliography by Diagnosis of Clinical Research, Scientific Studies, and Professional Publications


Supporting Optometric Vision Therapy


Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)


Amos J. Refractive Amblyopia. In: Amos J ed. Diagnosis and management in vision care. Boston: Butterworths, 1987:372.


American Optometric Association. Optometric clinical practice guideline: Care of the patient with amblyopia. St. Louis: American Optometric Association, 1994:22-3.


Barber A. Amblyopia literature review. In: Barber A, ed. Vision therapist: amblyopia. Santa Ana, California: Optometric Extension Program, 1994;34(4):1-16.


Birnbaum MH, Koslowe K, Sanet R. Success in amblyopic therapy as a function of age. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1977;54:268-275.


Bedell HE, Flom MC. Monocular spatial distortion in strabismic amblyopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981;20:26-8.


Blakemore C, Van Sluyters RC. Experimental analysis of amblyopia and strabismus. Br J Ophthalmol 1974;58:176-182.


Burian HM. Treatment of functional amblyopia. Sight-saving Rev 1971;41(2):69-81.


Ciuffreda KJ. Visual system plasticity in human amblyopia. In: Hilfer SR, Sheffield JB, eds. Cell and developmental biology of the eye: development of order in the visual system. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1986:211-44.


Ciufredda KJ, Kenyon RV; Stark L. Abnormal saccadic substitution during small amplitude pursuit tracking in amblyopic eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1979;18:506-16.


Ciuffreda KJ, Kenyon RV; Stark L. Different rates of functional recovery of eye movements during orthoptics treatment in an adult amblyope. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1979; 18:213-9.


Ciuffreda KJ, Levi DM, Selenow A. Amblyopia: basic and clinical aspects. Boston: Butterwortb-Heinemann, 1991:64.


CohenAH. Monocular fixation in a binocular field. J Am Opt Assoc 1981,Oct;52(10):801-06.


Cook DL. Optometric alternative to amblyopia occlusion therapy. J Optom Vis Dev 1995,June;26(2):71-75.


Dell W. The epidemiology of amblyopia. Probl Optom 1991;3:195-207.


Eibschitz N, Friedman Z, Neuman E. Comparative results of amblyopia treatment. Metab Ophthalmol 1978;2:111-2.


Eiden SB. Vision therapy helps adult amblyopes. Rev Optom 1982,Sept;119(9):62.


Flax N. Common sense management of amblyopia: Amblyopes are people, not eyes. J Optom Vis Dev 1995,June;26(2)53-56.


Flom MC. Issues in the clinical management of binocular anomalies. In Rosenbloom AA, Morgan MW, eds. Principles and practice of pediatric optometry. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1990;219.


Flom MC. Treatment of binocular anomalies of vision. In Hirsch MJ, Wick RE, eds. Vision of children. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1963;210-212


Flom MC, Kirschen DG, Bedell HE. Control of unsteady, eccentric fixation in amblyopic eyes by auditory feedback of eye position. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1980;19:1371-91.


Flom MC, Neumaier RW. Prevalence of amblyopia. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom 1966;73:732-51.


Flom MC, Wick B. A model for treating binocular anomalies. In: Rosenbloom AA, Morgan MW; eds. Principles and practice of pediatric optometry. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1990:257.


Flynn JT, Cassady JC. Current trends in amblyopia therapy. Ophthalmology 1978;85:428-450.


Francois J, James M. Comparative study of amblyopic treatment. Am Orthopt J 1955;5:61-4.


Garcia RP, Richman JE. Stereopsis in an amblyopic small angle esotrope. J Am Optom Assoc 1985;56:400-404.


Garzia, RP. The efficacy of visual training in amblyopia: A literature review. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1987;64:393-404.


Getz DG. Strabismus and amblyopia. rev. ed, Santa Ana, California: Optometric Extension Program, 1990.


Girard LJ, Fletcher MC, Tomlinson E, et al. Results of pleoptic treatment of suppression amblyopia. Am Orthopt J 1962;12:12-31.


Gortz H. The corrective treatment of amblyopia with eccentric fixation. Am J OphthalmoI 1960;49:1315-21.


Greenwald I. Brock: A binocular approach to amblyopia therapy. J Optom Vis Dev 1995, June; 26(2):62-67.


Gregersen E. Occlusion treatment of squint amblyopia in young adults. Acta Ophthalmol 1966;44:166-8.


Haldi B, Mitchelson JE. Amblyopia therapy: Expected results from standard techniques. Am Orthopt J 1981;31:19-28.


Ingram RM, Rogers S, Walker C. Occlusion and amblyopia. Br Orthopt J 1977;34:11-22.


Jablonski M, Tomlinson E. A new look at pleoptics. Ophthalmology 1979;86:2112-4.


Kupfer C. Treatment of amblyopia ex anopsia in adults. Am J Ophthalmol 1957;43:918-22.


Lithander J, Sjöstrand J. Anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia in the age group 2 years and above: A prospective study of the results of treatment. Br J Ophthalmol 1991; 75:111-6.


London R, Silver JL. Diagnosis of amblyopia: Emphasis on nonacuity factors. Problems in Optometry 1991;3:258-275.


Mayweg S, Massie HH. A preliminary report of the more recent methods of treatment of amblyopia, especially when associated with eccentric fixation in cases of strabismus. Br. J Ophthalmol 1958;42:257-69.


Nawratzki I. Treatment of amblyopia. Ir J Med Sci 1972; 8:1475-9.


Oliver M, Neumann R, Chaimovitch Y, et al. Compliance and results of treatment for amblyopia in children more than 8 years old. Am J Ophthalmol 1986; 102:340-5.


Peli E. Normal stereo acuity despite anisometropic amblyopia. J Am Optom Assoc 1983;54:919-921.


Porter EE. Treatment of amblyopia. Am Orthopt J 1962; 12:157.61.


Pratt-Johnson JA, Tillson G. Management of strabimus and amblyopia: A practical guide. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 1994.


Press LJ. Amblyopia. J Optom Vis Dev 1988;19:2-15.


Press LJ. Amblyopia: A Microcosm of Visual Disorders. In: Press LJ. Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy. St. Louis: Mosby, 1997.


Press LJ. Amblyopia and strabismus. In: Press L, Moore B, eds. Clinical pediatric optometry. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993:265-73.


Press LJ. Topical review of the literature: amblyopia. J Optom Vis Devel 1988;19:2-15.


Reinecke RD, Simons K. A new stereoscopic test for amblyopia screening. Am J Ophthalmol 1974;78:714.


Ross E, Murray AL, Stead S. Prevalence of amblyopia in grade 1 school children in Saskatoon. Can J Public Health 1977; 68:491-3.


Rutstein RP, Fuhr PS. Efficacy and stability of amblyopia therapy. Optom Vis Sci 1992; 69(10):747-54.


Saulles H. Treatment of refractive amblyopia in adults. J Am Optom Assoc 1987; 58(12):959-60.


Schapero M. Amblyopia. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1971.


Schor C. A directional impairment of eye movement control in strabismus amblyopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1975; 15:692-7.


Schor CM, Flom MC. Eye position control and visual acuity in strabismus amblyopia. In: Lennerstrand G, Bach-y-Rita P, Collins CC, et al, eds. Basic mechanisms of ocular motility and their clinical manifestations. New York: Pergamon Press, 1975.


Selenow A, Ciufredda KJ. Vision function recovery during orthoptic therapy in an adult esotropic amblyope. J Am Optom Assoc 1986;57:132-40.


Simmers AJ, Gray LS, McGraw PV, Winn B. Functional visual loss in amblyopia and the effect of occlusion therapy. Inv Ophthal Vis Sci 1999; 40(12):2859-71.


Spitzer NC. Development, regeneration, and plasticity. In: Cohen MJ, Strumwasser F, eds. Comparative neurobiology: modes of communication in the nervous system. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1985.


Sullivan M. Results in the treatment of anisometropic amblyopia. Orthopt J 1975:37-42.


Von Noorden GK Occlusion therapy in amblyopia with eccentric fixation, Arch Ophthalmol 1965;73:776-81.


Von Noorden GK, Attiah F. Alternating penalization in the prevention of amblyopia recurrence. Am J Ophthalmol 1986;102:473-5.


Von Noorden GK. Mackensen G. Pursuit movements of normal and amblyoptic eyes – an electromyographic study. II. Pursuit movements of amblyopic patients. Am J Ophthalmol 1962;53:477-87.


Watson PG, Sanac AS, Pickering MS. A comparison of various methods of treatment of amblyopia: A block study. Tr Ophthalmol Soc UK 1985; 104:319-28.


Wick B, Wingard M, Cotter S, et al. Anisometropic amblyopia: Is the patient ever too old to treat? Optom Vis Sci 1992; 69(11):866-78.


Strabismus (Crossed, turned, or wandering eyes)


Altizer LB. The non-surgical treatment of exotropia. Am OrthoptJ 1972;22:71-6.


Bair DR. Symposium: Intermittent exotropia, diagnosis and incidence. Am Orthoptic J 1952;2:12-17.


Birnbaum MH. Gross motor control and postural characteristics of strabismic patients. J Am Optom Assoc 1974;45:686-96.


Blakemore C, Van Sluyters RC. Experimental analysis of amblyopia and strabismus. Br J Ophthalmol 1974;58:176-182.


Caloroso EE. A sequential strategy for achieving functional binocularity in strabismus. J Am Optom Assoc 1998;59:378-87.


Caloroso EE, Rouse MW. Clinical management of strabismus. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.


Chryssanthou G. Orthoptic management of intermittent exotropia. Am OrthoptJ 1974;24:69-72.


Coffey B, Wick B, Cotter S, et al. Treatment options in intermittent exotropia: A critical appraisal. Optom Vis Sci 1992; 69(5):386-404.


Colorado Vision Consultants. Manual of esotropia therapy. Boulder: Colorado Vision Consultants, 1985.


Cooper EL, Leyman IA. The management of intermittent exotropia: A comparison of the results of surgical and non-surgical treatment. Am Orthoptic J 1977;27:61-67.


Cooper J. Intermittent exotropia of the divergence excess type. J Am Optom Assoc 1977;48:1261-1273.


Cooper J, Medow N. Major Review: Intermittent exotropia: Basic and divergence excess type. Bin Vis Eye Muscle Surg 1993;8(3):185-216.


Crone RA. Diplopia. New York: American Elsevier Publishing, 1973.


Ciufredda KJ, Kenyon RV, Stark L. Saccadic intrusions in strabismus. Arch Ophthalmol 1979;97:1673-9.


Dale RT. Fundamentals of ocular motility and strabismus. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1982.


Daum KM. Equal exodeviations: Characteristics and results of treatment with orthoptics. Aust J Optom 1984; 67(2):53-9.


Day SH, Norcia AM. Infantile esotropia and the developing visual system. In: Greenwald MJ, eds. Pediatric ophthalmology clinics of North America. Philadelphia: WE Saunders, 1990;3:281-7.


Duke-Elder S, Wybar K. Ocular motility and strabismus. In: Duke-Elder S, ed. System of ophthalmology. Vol. 6. St. Louis: Mosby, 1973.


Etting G. Strabismus therapy in private practice: Cure rates after three months of therapy. J Am Optom Assoc 1978; 49:1367-73.


Flax N. The optometric treatment of intermittent divergent strabismus. Proceedings from the Eastern Seaboard V.T. Conference, Washington, DC, 1963, pp. 52-57.


Flax N, Duckman RH. Orthoptic treatment of strabismus. J Am Optom Assoc 1978;49:1353-61.


Fletcher CF, Silverman SJ. Strabismus. Part I. A summary of 1110 consecutive cases. Am J Ophthalmol 1966;61:86-94.


Flom MC. Issues in the clinical management of binocular anomalies. In: Rosenbloom AA, Morgan, MW; eds. Principles and practice of pediatric optometry. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1990.


Flom MC. Treatment of binocular anomalies of vision. In: Hirsch MJ, Wick RE, eds. Vision of children. Philadelphia: Clinton, 1963:197-228.


Flax N. Strabismus diagnosis and prognosis. In: Schor C, Ciuffreda KF, eds. Vergence eye movements: basic and clinical aspects. Boston: Butrerworths, 1983:579-95.


Flynn JT. Strabismus: A neurodevelopmental approach: Nature’s experiment. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1991.


Forrest EB. Treating infant esotropia: A case report. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1978;55 :463-465.


Frantz KA. The importance of multiple treatment modalities in a case of divergence excess. J Am Optom Assoc 1990; 61(6):457-62.


Garriott RS, Heyman CL, Rouse MW. Case Report: Role of optometric vision therapy for surgically treated strabismus patients. Optom Vis Sci 1997; 74(4):179-84.


Getz DJ. Strabismus and amblyopia. 2nd ed. Santa Ana, California: Optometric Extension Program, 1990.


Gillan RU. An analysis of one hundred cases of strabismus treated orthoptically. Br J Ophthalmol 1945;29:420-8.


Gnibor GP. Practical details in the orthoptic treatment of strabismus. Arch Ophthalmol 1934;12:887-901.


Goldrich SG. Optometric therapy of divergence excess strabismus. AmJ Optom Physiol Opt 1980;57:7-14.


Graham PA. Epidemiology of strabismus. Br J Ophthalmol 1974;58:224-31.


Greenwald I. Effective strabismus therapy. Duncan: Optometric Extension Program, 1979.


Gillie JC, Lindsay J. Orthoptics: a discussion of binocular anomalies. London: The Hatton Press Ltd., 1969.


Griffin JR. Binocular anomalies: procedures for vision therapy. 2nd ed. Chicago: Professional Press, 1982.


Hoffman L, Cohen AH, Feuer G, et al. Effectiveness of optometric therapy for strabismus in a private practice. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom 1970;47:990-5.


Kertesz AE, Kertesz J. Wide-field stimulation in strabismus. AmJ Optom Physiol Opt 1986;63:217-22.


Krumholtz I, FitzGerald DE. Outcome indicators in a strabismic sample treated by vision therapy. J Behav Optom 1999; 10(6):143-6.


Ludlam W. Management of infantile strabismus: research issues and standards of care. J Optom Vis Devel 1993:24:8-14.


Ludlam WM. Orthoptic treatment of strabismus. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom 1961;38:369-88.


Ludlam WM, Kleinman BI. The long range results of orthoptic treatment of strabismus. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad Optom 1965;42:647-84.


McGraw LG. Guiding strabismus therapy. Santa Ana, California: Vision Extension, 1991.


Parks M. Oculomotility and strabismus. In: Duane TD,ed. Clinical ophthalmology. Hagerstown, MD: Harper & Row, 1979:1.


Pickwell D. Binocular vision anomalies. London: Butterworths, 1984.


Pratt-Johnson JA, Tillson G. Management of strabimus and amblyopia: A practical guide. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 1994.


Press LJ. Challenging the Adaption. In: Press LJ. Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy. St. Louis: Mosby, 1997.


Press LJ. Topical review: strabismus. J Optom Vis Devel 1991;22:5-20.


Press LJ. Amblyopia and Strabismus. In: Press LJ, Moore BD, eds. Clinical pediatric optometry. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.


Sanfilippo S, Clahane AC. The effectiveness of orthoptics alone in selected cases of exodeviation: the immediate results and several years later. Am OrthoptJ 1970;20:104-17.


Selenow A, Ciuffreda KJ. Vision function recovery during orthoptic therapy in an adult esotropic amblyope. J Am Optom Assoc 1986; 57(2):132-40.


Stark L, Ciuffreda KJ, Grisham D, Kenyon RV, Kiu J, Polse K. Accommodative dysfacility presenting as intermittent exotropia. Ophthal Physiol Opt 1984;4:233-244


Von Noorden GK. Binocular vision and ocular motility: theory and management of strabismus. 4th ed. St. Louis, Mosby, 1990.


Von Noorden GK. A reassessment of infantile esotropia. Am J Ophthalmol 1988;105:1-10.


Von Noorden GK, Helveston EM. Strabismus: a Decision Making Approach. St. Louis: Mosby; 1994.


Wick B. Visual therapy for small angle esotropia. Am J Optom PhysiolOpt 1974;51:490-6.


Wick B et al. Characteristics and prevalence of exotropia in clinic populations. Poster Program, American Academy of Optometry, Nashville, TN 1990.


Ziegler D, Huff D, Rouse MW. Success in strabismus therapy: a literature review. J Am Optom Assoc 1982;53:979-83.


Convergence Dysfunctions (Eye Teaming Disorders)


Alpern N, Kincaid WM, Lubeck MJ. Vergence and accommodation: ill. Proposed definitions of the AC/A ratios. Am J Ophthalmol 1959;48:141-8.


Birnbaum MH. Automaticity in fusional vergence therapy. J Am Optom Assoc, 1995;66(8):471-478.


Birnbaum MH. Optometric management of nearpoint vision disorders. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.


Birnbaum MH, Soden R, Cohen AH. Efficacy of vision therapy for convergence insufficiency in an adult male population. J Am Optom Assoc 1999; 70(4):225-32.


Birnbaum P, Birnbaum MH. Binocular coordination as a factor in reading achievement. J Am Optom Assoc 1968;39:48-56.


Burian HM, Von Noorden GK. Binocular vision and ocular motility, 3rd ed. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1985.


Buzzelli A. Vergence facility: developmental trends in a school age population. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1986;63:351-5.


Ciuffreda KJ. Components of clinical near vergence testing. J BehavOptom 1992;3:3-13.


Clark B. Additional data on binocular imbalance and reading. J Educ Psych 1936;27:530-38.


Cohn AH, Soden R. Effectiveness of visual therapy for convergence insufficiencies for an adult population. J Am Optom Assoc 1984;55:491-494.


Cooper J. Review of computerized orthoptics with specific regard to convergence insufficiency. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1988;65:455-63.


Cooper J, Duckman R. Convergence insufficiency: incidence, diagnosis, and treatment. J Am Optom Assoc 1978;49:673-80.


Cooper J, Feldman J. Operant conditioning of fusional convergence ranges using random dot stereograms. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1980;57:205-13.


Cooper J, Selenow A, Ciuffreda KJ, et al. Reduction of asthenopia in patients with convergence insufficiency after fusional vergence training. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1983;60:982-9.


Capobianco M. The subjective measurement of the near point of convergence and its significance in the diagnosis of convergence insufficiency. Am Orthoptics J. 1952;2:40-42.


Dalziel CC. Effect of vision training on patients who fail Sheard’s criterion. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1981;58:21-1223.


Daum KM. The course and effect of visual training on the vergence system. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1982;59: 223-7.


Daum KM. Convergence insufficiency. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1984;61:16-22.


Daum KM. Classification criterion for success in the treatment of convergence insufficiency. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1984; 61: 10- 5.


Daum KM. A comparison of the results of tonic and phasic training on the vergence system. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1983;60:769-75.


Davis CE. Orthoptics treatment in convergence insufficiency. J Can Med Assoc. 1956;55:47-49.


Delgadillo HM, Griffin JR. Vergence facility and associated symptoms. J Behav Optom 1992;3:91-4.


The efficacy of optometric vision therapy. 1986/87 AOA Future of Visual Development/Performance Task Force. J Am Optom Assoc 1988;59:95-105.


Ficarra AP, Berman J, Rosenfield M, Portello JK. Vision training: predictive factors for success in visual therapy for patients with convergence excess. J Optom Vis Dev 1996; 27:213-9.


Flom MC. Treatment of binocular anomalies of vision. IN: Hirsh MJ, Wick RE, eds. Vision of Children. Philadelphia: Clinton, 1963.


Fowler MS. Binocular control in dyslexics. In: Stein JF; ed. Vision and visual dyslexia. Boston: CRC Press, 1991;141-6.


France LW. The role of orthoptic therapy in exodeviations: a basis for orthoptic referral. Am Orthoptic J 1992,Oct:42(1):52-64.


Gallaway M, Scheiman M. The efficacy of vision therapy for convergence excess. J Am Optom Assoc 1997; 68(2):81-6.


Garzia RP, Nicholson SB. Binocular accommodative and vergence facility and predictive analysis of global stereopsis. J Behav Optom 1991;2:3-6.


Griffin JR. Binocular anomalies: procedures for vision therapy. 2nd ed. Chicago: Professional Press, 1982.


Griffin JR. Efficacy of vision therapy for non-strabismic vergence anomalies. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1987;64:11-14.


Griffin JR. Ranges in vergence testing. Optom Monthly 1981;72:30-1.


Grisham J. The dynamics of fusional vergence eye movements in binocular dysfunction. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1980;57:645-55.


Grisham J. Treatment of binocular dysfunction. In: Schor C, Ciuffreda KJ, eds. Vergence eye movements. Boston: Butter- worths, 1983:605-46.


Grisham JD. Visual therapy results for convergence insufficiency: a literature review. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1988;65:448-54.


Grisham JD, Bowman MC, Owyang LA, et al. Vergence orthoptics: Validity and persistence of the training effect. Optom Vis Sci 1992: 68(6):441-451.


Gross, DA. Ocular Accommodation, Convergence, and Fixation Disparity: A Manual of Clinical Analysis (2nd ed). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1995.


Hikoda SC. General binocular dysfunctions in an urban optometry clinic. J Am Optom Assoc 1985;56:560-563.


Hoffman L, Cohen A, Feuer G. Effectiveness of non-strabismic optometric vision training in a private practice. Am J Optom & Arch Am Cad Opt, 1973;50:813-816.


Jackson TW, Goss DA. Variation and correlation of standard clinical phoroptor tests of phorias, vergence ranges, and relative accommodation in a sample of school-age children. J Am Optom Assoc 1991;62:540.


Kent PR, Steeve JH. Convergence insufficiency: Incidence among military personnel and relief by orthoptics methods. Milit Surgeon 1953:112:202-205.


Koslowe KC. Binocular vision, coding tests and classroom achievement. J Behav Optom 1991;2(1):16-19.


Mohindra I, Molinari J. Convergence insufficiency: Its diagnosis and management–Part 1. Optometric Monthly. 1980;71:(3):38-43.


Mohindra I, Molinari J. Convergence insufficiency: Its diagnosis and management–Part 2. Optometric Monthly. 1980;71:(4):222-25.


Mohindra I, Molinari J. Convergence insufficiency: Its diagnosis and management–Part 3. Optometric Monthly. 1980;71:(5):310-13.


Norse MS. Convergence insufficiency: Incidence in opthalmic practice. Results of Orthoptics treatment. Acta Ophthalmol(Kbl)1966;44:132-38.


Pantano FM. Orthoptic treatment of convergence insufficiency: A two-year follow-up report. Am Orthopt J 1982; 32:73-80.


Pickwell LD. Binocular Vision Anomalies: Investigation and Treatment, 2nd ed. London: Butterworth, 1989.


Pickwell LD, Dorth, Stephens LC. Inadequate convergence. Brit J Physiol Optics 1975;30:34-37.


Pickwell LD, Hampshire R. The significance of inadequate convergence. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 1981;1:13-18.


Prakash P, Agarwal L, Nag S. Accommodational weakness and convergence insufficiency. Orient Arch Ophthalmol 1972;10:261-4.


Press LJ. Accommodative and Vergence Disorders: Restoring Balance to a Distressed System. In: Press LJ. Applied Concepts in Vision Therapy. St. Louis: Mosby, 1997.


Richman JE, Cohen E. Rehabilitation techniques for binocular dysfunction. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania College of Optometry, 1975.


Rouse MW: Optometric assessment of visual efficiency problems. In: Scheiman MM, Rouse MW, eds. Optometric management of learning-related vision problems. St. Louis: Mosby, 1994.


Schor CM. Models of mutual interactions between accommodation and convergence. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1985;62:369-74.


Schor CM, Ciuffreda KJ , eds. Vergence eye movements: basic and clinical aspects. Boston: Butterworth, 1983.


Scheiman M, Wick B. Clinical management of binocular vision: heterophoric, accommodative, and eye movement disorders. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, 1994.


Shippman S, Infantino J, Cimbol D, Cohen KR, Weseley AC. Convergence insufficiency with normal parameters. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1983;20:158-61.


Stein JF, Riddell P, Fowler MS. Disordered vergence movement control in dyslexic children. Br J Ophthalmol 1988;72:162-6.


Stein JF. Riddell P, Fowler MS. Fine binocular control in dyslexic children. Eye 1987; 1:433-8.


Suchoff IB, Petito GT. The efficacy of visual therapy: accommodative disorders and non-strabismic anomalies of binocular vision. J Am Optom Assoc 1986;57:119-25.


Tait EF. Accommodative convergence. Am J Ophthalmol 1951;34:1093-1107.


Thorn F, Gwiazda J, Cruz AAV; Bauer JA, Held R. The development of eye alignment, convergence, and sensory binocularity in young infants. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1994;35:544-53.


Vaegan JL. Convergence and divergence show longer and sustained improvement after short isometric exercise. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1979;56:23-33.


Vaegan JL, McMonnies C. Clinical vergence training. Aust J Optom 1979;62:28-36.


Vaegan JL. Convergence and divergence show large and sustained improvement after short isometric exercise. Am J Op- tom Physiol Opt 1979;56:23-33.


Wick B. Vision therapy for nonstrabismic patients. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1977;54:244-47.


Wold RM, Pierce JR, Keddington J. Effectiveness of optometric vision therapy. J Am Optom Assoc 1978;49:1047-59.


Accommodation Disorders (Focusing)


Allen MJ. Accommodative rock via computer. J Am Optom Assoc 1988,Aug;59(8):610-13.


Bennett GR, Blondin M, Ruskiewicz J. Incidence and prevalence of selected visual conditions. J Am Optom Assoc 1982;53:647-656.


Bobier WR, Sivak JG. Orthoptic treatment of subjects showing slow accommodative responses. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1983;60:678-87.


Cooper J. Accommodative dysfunction. In: Amos JF (ed). Diagnosis and Management in Vision Care. Boston: Butterworth, 1987:431-454.


Cooper J, et al. Reduction of asthenopia after accommodative facility training. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1987;64:430-6.


Cornsweet TN, Crane H. Training the visual accommodative system. Vision Res 1973;13:713-5.


Daum K. Accommodative dysfunction. Doc Ophthalmol 1983 55:177-98.


Daum K. Accommodative insufficiency. Am J Optom Physio Opt 1983;60:352-9.


Daum K. Orthoptic treatment in patients with inertia of accommodation. Aust J Optom 1983;66:68-72.


Daum K. Predicting results in the orthoptic treatment o accommodative dysfunction. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1984 61:184-9.


Duand A. Anomalies of accommodation clinically considered. Trans Am Opthalmol Soc 1915;1:386-400.


Flax N. Accommodation with asymmetric convergence. J Op- tom Vis Dev 1992;22:3-8.


Garzia R, Richman J. Accommodative facility: A study of young adults. J Am Optom Assoc 1982;53:821-4.


Garzia RP, Nicholson SB. A study of binocular accommodative and vergence facility and predictive analysis of global stereopsis. J Behav Optom 1991;2(1):3-6.


Grisham JD. A short program for accommodative insufficiency. Rev Optom 1978,May;115(5):35.


Haynes HM, McWilliams LG. Effects of training on near-far response time as measured by the distance rock test. J Am Optom Assoc 1979;50:715-8.


Hennessey D, Iosue R, Rouse M. Relation of symptoms to accommodative infacility of school-aged children. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1984;61:177.


Hoffman LG. The effect of accommodative deficiencies on the developmental level of perceptual skills. Am J Optorn Physiol Opt 1982;59:254-62.


Hung GK, Ciuffreda KJ, Semmlow JL. Static vergence and accommodation: population norms and orthoptic effects. Doc Ophthalmol1 986;62:165-79.


Levine S, Ciuffreda KJ, Selenow A, et al. Clinical assessment of accommodative facility in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. J Am Optom Assoc 1985;56:286-90.


Liu JS, Lee M, Jang J, et al. Objective assessment of accommodation orthoptics: 1. dynamic insufficiency. Am J Optom Physiol Opt 1979;56:285-91.


London R. Accommodation. In: Barresi BJ (ed). Ocular Assessment: The Manual of Diagnosis for Office Practice. Boston: Butterworth, 1984:123-130.


Marg E. An investigation of voluntary as distinguished from reflex accommodation. Am J Optom Arch Am Acad of Optom 1951;28:347-56.


Mazow ML, France TD, Finkleman S, et al. Acute accomodative and convergence insufficiency. Tr Am Ophthalmol Soc 1989; 87:158-73.


Pierce J, Greenspan S. Accommodative rock procedures in vision training, a clinical guide. Optom Wkly 1971;62(33):754-7.


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Visual Perception and Information Processing


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Reading, Learning, and School Performance


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